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Government announces that it will go ahead with immigration tribunal fee increases

Latest news

Date of publication

15 September 2016

Summary

MoJ responds to consultation and says fee increases will be implemented despite overwhelming disagreement by respondents

Chief Inspector of Borders says Home Office needs to improve handling of refugee family reunion applications

Latest news

Date of publication

15 September 2016

Summary

Report says Home Office too ready to refuse applications when applicants fail to provide sufficient evidence of their eligibility

Strasbourg finds that UK authorities again fail to show "due diligence" in deportation proceedings

Blog post

Date of publication

15 September 2016

Written by

Fraser Simpson, UK Human Rights Blog

European Court of Justice: 'Zambrano' carer for a child cannot be expelled solely for criminal record

Latest news

Date of publication

13 September 2016

Summary

EU law precludes expelling or denying residence permit to non-EU national who has sole care of EU minor on grounds of criminal record

Faith leaders call on the Government to revise its policy towards refugees

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Date of publication

13 September 2016

Summary

Rowan Williams and over 200 others write to Theresa May to urge the UK to do more to welcome refugees

UNICEF says world is seeing a growing crisis for refugee and migrant children

Latest news

Date of publication

12 September 2016

Summary

50 million children uprooted worldwide, number of unaccompanied minors applying for asylum triples in just one year

Prime Minister says UK will not adopt Leave's points-based immigration system

Latest news

Date of publication

06 September 2016

Summary

Theresa May rules out points-based system as it will not give enough control over EU citizens coming to Britain

A warning against populists and demagogues in Europe and U.S.

Blog post

Date of publication

06 September 2016

Written by

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, OHCHR

Corporate Watch looks at how the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement works

Latest news

Date of publication

05 September 2016

Summary

New report draws on 2014 leaked Home Office documents and other public and confidential sources to analyse Immigration Enforcement

IOM records large increase in migrant deaths and disappearances in 2016

Latest news

Date of publication

01 September 2016

Summary

Missing Migrants Project says worldwide deaths increased by 28% this year, Mediterranean sees 67% increase in fatalties

UN committee concerned by negative portrayal of immigrants and asylum seekers in UK media

Latest news

Date of publication

30 August 2016

Summary

Committee says EU referendum campaign contributed to a rise in racist hate speech and hate crimes

Latest ONS report shows small decline in net migration, asylum claims up by a third

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Date of publication

26 August 2016

Summary

Immigration decreases by 11,000 in the year ended March 2016, asylum claims increase by 34%

Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee looks at work migration to the UK

Latest news

Date of publication

25 August 2016

Summary

David Metcalf looks at work migration over past decade as he stands down as Chair of the MAC

Non-implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' judgments: our shared responsibility

Blog post

Date of publication

23 August 2016

Written by

Nils Muižnieks

UNHCR reports on progress to end the detention of asylum seekers and refugees

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Date of publication

23 August 2016

Summary

UK among 12 countries taking part in UNHCR 'Beyond Detention' strategy, report says progress made but more needs to be done